On December 2, 2016, the Belgian government issued a press release stating that the Belgian Council of Ministers has adopted a new tax deduction for innovation income, which is being reviewed by the Belgian State Council. Once enacted, the new rules would extend the scheme to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and replace [...]Read Full Article →

On December 5, 2016, the OECD released updated guidance on the implementation of country-by-country (CbC) reporting under BEPS Action 13. The OECD also released a database containing information on CbC reporting implementation by various countries to date. The December 5th guidance updates the Q&A guidance issued by [...]Read Full Article →

On November 7, 2016, the French National Assembly (“Assembly”) approved Amendment No. II-CF421 (“Amendment”) to Article 46 quinquies of Finance Bill 2017, which would impose a diverted profits tax (DPT), or income tax, in situations that constitute a permanent establishment (PE). On November 22, 2016, the National Assembly finished its first reading of [...]Read Full Article →

Sally Morrison is a partner and leader within the International Tax and Global Strategies practice of Deloitte Tax LLP in Kansas City, Missouri. On November 21, 2016, Ms. Morrison answered the following questions for BEPS Global Currents, regarding the Section 385 final Regulations (T.D. 9790) (“Final Regulations”) published in the Federal Register on [...]Read Full Article →